Chlamydia pneumoniae Responsible for Atherosclerosis
Researcher uncovers how chlamydia sabotages human immunity Chlamydia pneumoniae is a microbe that normally causes pneumonia and bronchitis, but it has long been associated with atherosclerosis, a cardiovascular disease also called โhardening of the arteries.โ โIt was a frightening prospect,โ says Azenabor, โthat atherosclerosis could come from a bacterial infection.โ He decided to look for an explanation. Chlamydiae are unusual, says the Nigerian-born scientist, because, unlike mos...
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